The International Bar Association (IBA) has postponed two conferences which were due to take place in Tokyo this week in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It has advised members not to attend its other conferences if they are feeling unwell.
The IBA’s inaugural Asia Pacific group members’ roundtable and its fourth Asia-based international financial law conference were due to kick off in the Japanese capital today. However both events have been postponed, with the IBA saying that ‘delegate and staff safety are paramount’.
It added that information is under ‘constant review on a conference-by-conference basis’ and it is working with hotels to minimise the risk of infection. Delegates have also been advised to follow any health advice and travel restrictions relevant to their travel arrangements, to take ‘whatever steps they can to keep healthy’, and not to travel to an IBA conference if unwell.